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Ghalib Abdullah AL-ZAIDI

Aliases

Ghalib 'Abdallah 'Ali AL-ZAYDI

DoB

1975; 1970

Address

Yemen

Official reason

Treasury designated Yemen-based Ghalib Abdullah al-Zaidi (al-Zaidi) for acting for or on behalf of AQAP. Al-Zaidi has provided AQAP with weapons, funding, and recruits.  He also helped AQAP expand into parts of Marib Governorate, Yemen.  As of 2016, he was involved in recruiting new members for AQAP.  He has served as an AQAP leader in Marib since...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0462

Date of listing

2016-05-19

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Terrorism

Measures

Blocking Property

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2396

Official Information

On June 6, 2003, OFAC issued the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (68 FR 34196, June 6, 2003 (“the Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 of September 23, 2001, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001)...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/01/2022-13969/global-terrorism-sanctions-regulations